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Building Healthy1 <br />��®111111U111t1�Si <br />07/03/2018 <br />Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Santa Ana City Council & City Manager Raul Godinez II <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, 81 Floor <br />P.O. Box 1988, M31 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 _ <br />Re: Proposed Ballot for a Sales and Use Tax Measure for Municipal Services, Agenda item 55C <br />Dear Santa Ana City Council and City Manager Raul Godinez 11, <br />The Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities work has focused on improving the health outcomes of the most <br />impacted residents in the city. <br />This letter is to request that we continue the tradition that local residents, especially the most impacted, be at the <br />decision-making table especially with regards to the use of funds from the potential revenues that will be <br />generated if this tax proposal is approved. <br />We share the city's concern of not cutting back on vital "core services". If this proposed ballot measure is <br />approved during the November 2018 election, the city will be able to maintain and expand the current services <br />that are vital to its residents, and especially the local immigrant community, who is often excluded from <br />decision making in local government. Therefore, we urge the city to consider including resident leaders to be <br />part of the "oversight review committee" in this sales tax measure. <br />We appreciate the partnership we've had with the City and City Staff over the years in addressing the everyday <br />needs and issues of the most impacted communities of Santa Ana. We need to continue this tradition of"shared <br />leadership" to continue to make Santa Ana a democratic place where local residents share in the decisions that <br />affect their lives and shape the future of this city. <br />Please communicate with Alexis Teodoro if you have any questions or for any follow up. He can be reached via <br />email at or via phone at ( <br />Thank you and we look forward to your response and to continuing to improve the city of Santa Ana together <br />Sincerely, <br />Ana Urzua <br />Sustainability Director <br />Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities <br /> <br />Carlos Perea <br />Director of Policy & Programs <br />Resilience Orange County <br />�2 <br />